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| developer=[[Mike Singleton]] and [[Sean Logan]] (ZX Spectrum version only) | | developer=[[Mike Singleton]] and [[Sean Logan]] (ZX Spectrum version only) | ||
| publisher=[[Postern]] | | publisher=[[Postern]] | ||
| platform=[[wikipedia: | | platform=[[wikipedia:BBC B|BBC B]], [[wikipedia:Commodore 64| Commodore 64]], [[wikipedia:VIC 20|VIC-20]], [[wikipedia:ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]] | ||
| releasedate=[[1982]] | | releasedate=[[1982]] | ||
| genre=Arcade action<ref>[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 15 August 2010)</ref> | | genre=Arcade action<ref>[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 15 August 2010)</ref> | ||
|}}''I don't know how many got sold, but I got about £6,000 in royalties! I mean it was about the best rate of pay I've ever had!''<br/> | |}}''I don't know how many got sold, but I got about £6,000 in royalties! I mean it was about the best rate of pay I've ever had!''<br/> | ||
- Mike Singleton<ref name="interview">[http://www.mjwilson.demon.co.uk/crash/14/singletn.htm Interview with Mike Singleton] ( | - Mike Singleton<ref name="interview">[http://www.mjwilson.demon.co.uk/crash/14/singletn.htm Interview with Mike Singleton] (retrieved 14 August 2010)</ref> | ||
'''Shadowfax''' is an action-video game. The graphics of the moving horses came from ''Computer Race'', an | '''Shadowfax''' is an action-video game released in [[1982]].<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/shadowfax.html Shadowfax] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 14 August 2011)</ref> | ||
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==Design== | |||
The graphics of the moving horses came from ''Computer Race'', an earlier game by Mike Singleton (which was cancelled due to the UK's betting laws), and were in fact taken from the photos of [[wikipedia:Eadweard Muybridge|Eadweard Muybridge]].<ref name="interview"/> | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The player is [[ | The player is [[Gandalf]], riding on [[Shadowfax]]; the objective is to kill the chasing [[Nazgûl]] with lightning.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/><ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/shadowfax/61-9892/ Shadowfax] at GiantBomb (retrieved 14 August 2010)</ref> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* Download the game: | |||
* Download the game | ** [http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/bbc/sw/Postern/Shadowfox.zip BBC B] | ||
** [http://www.download-full-games.com/download/c64/games/shadowfax.zip Commodore 64] | |||
** [http://www.funet.fi/pub/cbm/vic20/games/unexpanded/Shadowfax.prg VIC-20] | |||
** [ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/by-letter/s/shadowfax.zip ZX Spectrum] | |||
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| Shadowfax | |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Mike Singleton and Sean Logan (ZX Spectrum version only) |
| Publisher | Postern |
| Platform | BBC B, Commodore 64, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre | Arcade action[1] |
I don't know how many got sold, but I got about £6,000 in royalties! I mean it was about the best rate of pay I've ever had!
- Mike Singleton[2]
Shadowfax is an action-video game released in 1982.[3]
Design
The graphics of the moving horses came from Computer Race, an earlier game by Mike Singleton (which was cancelled due to the UK's betting laws), and were in fact taken from the photos of Eadweard Muybridge.[2]
Gameplay
The player is Gandalf, riding on Shadowfax; the objective is to kill the chasing Nazgûl with lightning.[3][4]
External Links
- Download the game:
References
- ↑ FAQS, Tolkien Games (retrieved 15 August 2010)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Mike Singleton (retrieved 14 August 2010)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shadowfax at Tolkien Games (retrieved 14 August 2011)
- ↑ Shadowfax at GiantBomb (retrieved 14 August 2010)
